Kolham

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Midden-Groningen) First attested as in hamme in 1266. Compound of Middle Dutch cald (“cold”) and ham (“alluvial land in the bend of a river”). Compare Koehool and Kolhol.
  • (Het Hogeland) First attested as Kolham in 1781. Difficult to interpret due to a paucity of old attestations. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch cald (“cold”) and ham (“alluvial land in the bend of a river”). Compare Koehool and Kolhol.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔl.ɦɑm/
  • Hyphenation: Kol‧ham

Proper noun

Kolham n

  1. A village in Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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